XBOX 360 vs. PS3: an in Depth Look
All gamers are awaiting the release of the Xbox 360 versus PS3. This article takes an in depth look at how the two systems compare.
XBOX 360 vs. PS3 – The Graphics:
Everyone has seen an Xbox and a PS2 in action and we are all waiting to see which of the two next generation consoles for the two systems will have the edge when it comes to graphics. We have all seen the screenshots of the games on the two systems but what about actual gameplay graphics. Despite the hot debate, when you look at the numbers the two systems use a different but equally effective method of delivering graphics processing power. The XBOX uses a custom ATI processor with 48 graphics pipelines and the PS2 has a custom NVIDA graphics processor with an estimated 24 pipelines.
XBOX 360 vs. PS3 – The Games:
The numbers are misleading because the PS2 piplines are more powerful than the XBOX pipelines. In the end the two different graphics processors will deliver about the same amount of power, we can expect to see impressive results from both sides.
Both systems have several franchise titles such as Halo2 for the XBOX and Gran Tourismo for the PS2 that you will see in the next generation systems, but what other games can you expect to see. If you are a fan of genres such as role playing that are dominated by Japanese and other foreign developers such as Square, you should look forward to the PS3. There is no indication that the XBOX 360 is going to gain much more support from foreign developers and buyers than the original XBOX. An article on GameSpot.com reports that only two percent of Japanese gamers are interested in buying an XBOX 360, with sixty percent looking forward to the PS3 and eight percent to the Nintendo Revolution. Overall you can expect to see more games on the PS3 than the XBOX 360, reflecting the selection for the current generation systems. Only time will which console will have the quality of games which all of us are been expecting
When considering games, you have to look at the XBOX and the PS2. The XBOX is very popular in the US and has a few great franchise games such as Halo, but the PS2 has an international reach and several popular game franchises such as Gran Tourismo that the XBOX has yet to beat. The XBOX 360 will need to appeal to foreign game developers and consumers to compete with the PS3. Only time will which console will have the quality of games which all of us are been expecting
XBOX 360 vs. PS3 – Media Types:
Will the media storage type be a factor in the quality of the games? Since PS3 is owned by Sony and BLUray is Sony’s next high definition storage medium, the PS3 games will be stored on the BLUray discs which hold approximately 54 gigs. The Xbox 360 games will be stored on Double Layer DVDs which store 9 gigs. Obviously the BLUray discs can store a lot more data, but at the current stage of game development, any game developed will fit just as well on the 9 gig DVDs, so this is not a major factor but one that may come into play later on.
Since PS3 is owned by Sony and BLUray is Sony’s next high definition storage medium, the PS3 games will be stored on the BLUray discs which hold approximately 54 gigs. The Xbox 360 games will be stored on Double Layer DVDs which store 9 gigs. Obviously the BLUray discs can store a lot more data, but at the current stage of game development, any game developed will fit just as well on the 9 gig DVDs, so this is not a major factor but one that may come into play later on.
XBOX 360 vs. PS3 – Processing Power:
How do the two systems compare when looking at brute processing power? The PS3 uses a Cell processor with a PowerPC-based core with seven synergistic processing units while the Xbox comes with a Custom IBM PowerPC CPU with three dual-threaded cores that can handle six total threads at a time. An important comparison to look at is the number of dot product calculations per second the systems can perform. The reason this number is important is because it is used extensively during gameplay in 3d math to calculate various things such as vector lengths, projections, transformations, and more. Both systems are clocked at 3.2 Ghz. The PS3 can handle 51-billion dot product operations per second and the Xbox can handle 33.6. There is a debate over which system has more brute processing power and these numbers can be confusing to the average person, but overall it seems that the PS3 has an edge over the Xbox when it comes to overall processing power.
XBOX 360 vs. PS3 – Controllers:
The controllers on the two systems retain the basic shape from the original systems with some modifications. The PS3 controller has the most dramatic change; it has a streamline shape that looks more like a stealth airplane than a game controller. The XBOX controller is basically the same shape as the previous system with a different color scheme. From the pictures released, it seems the XBOX controller will be more comfortable and natural to use. The PS3 controller looks like it would just slip out of your hand but we will not know how the controllers feel during actual gameplay until we get our hands on them.
Which do you think is the better, faster and more powerful system?
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Xbox 360 is becoming obsolete, take BF3 as one example. It has to have its performance choked on Xbox because it can’t run it as well as a PC or PS3.
BF3 is the same on both consoles you idiot.
nope hes not…You have to install tha game onto the Xbox just to even get HD. So you have to buy extra hardware (which cost more money AND you have to pay to use XBlive) oooorrrrr you can just buy a PS3 and get HD for umm free! And the cell prossesing technology that is in the 45nm chip in the PS3 was the same type used in 3 of the worlds fatest supercomputers built by IMB in partnership with Toshiba (on the finacial end) lets see Xbox comout with anything that can X-fer 1 teraflop off data….
Here bc I know you COD kiddies have no clue what a Teraflop is _______—____ A teraflop is one trillion floating point operations per second. This measure of compute capacity describes how many multiplications can be performed within one second. Computer vendors and computer resource providers typically list the computing performance of their systems in terms of the number of gigaflops (billion floating point operations per second) or teraflops achieved on standard benchmark programs, such as the LINPACK DP, TPP, and HPC benchmarks, and the SPEC integer and floating point benchmarks. The theoretical peak computing capacity is obtained by multiplying the number of processors by the clock speed of the processor by the number of floating point operations per second that processor type is capable of performing.
Skyrim is crashing the whole PS3 console because it takes up too much memory and the xbox runs it just fine…
Are you losers still arguing what’s better? The answer is neither one of them at this point. Both consoles outlived their WOW factors and the only way to see jaw dropping games is to play on PC hardware with proper Dx 11 graphics cards. Stop wasting time and start anticipating new consoles…
PS – Before I sold my Xbox 360 and PS3 I use to give preference to PS3, it was much more fluid entertaining.
MZ
Ok.
1.a bluray disk drive makes very little difference most games are smaller than 9gb and fit just fine on a normal disc.(by the time games out grow this size both sony and microsoftwill have put out newer and more powerful consoles)
2. The Xbox hands down has better online services and offers many other multimedia types and games throuhgh the xbox marketplace.
3. Although the playstation has the potential to read games of larger file size and higher quality it doesnt need to since the games are more thourohly developed and developed in higher quality for the xbox (for example call of duty black ops runs in the same resolution on both systems but runs in 30 fps on ps3 and 60fps on xbox)
4.how the fuck do you think that being able to send your console to microsoft for repair is a bad thing? What happens when your ps3 is broken do you just throw it away? Also the rrod is not a common problem and is related to over heating which the playstation is also subject to.
XBOX 360 slim is better (12 reasons), why?:
1)Include last generation CXGPU like a sandy bridge intel
Last techonology in motion capture all body, without controllers.
2) Better graphic rendering, unified shaders, handle more memory, and band widht than ps3 GPU.
3) DVD ROM loads very fast games, seconds not minutes that blueray.
4) Low energy consumption and zero heat and fan noise than ps3.
5) PC based, low problem games execution and releases.
6) Multicore CPU like that moderm PC’s gamers standars.
7) Games online with dedicated servers around the world.
9) Best Controller handler.
10) 5 years of improvements, nothing compared with the first console version.
11) Dashboard interaction amazing, menus, content, controls and options better.
12) Native integration with PC.
haha, Xbox 360 is a great gaming unit. You got that correct… people just don’t understand that space and speed are the determining factors of future machines. The major lack of the xbox 360 is the ability to expand be on 8.5 gb DL Layer dvds which really can only technically store 7.6gb after format. GAMES have been reported for Nex Gen to take up the next layer of Blue Ray; each layer is 25 Gb.
Some poeple think HD DVD is awesome, yes is excellent for speedy downloads, bill Gates favorite!! However, these xbox units don’t render games in HD DVD. HD DVD is trying to have a come back with a Triple Layer DISC total of 51 GB. Once again, all the currect HD DVD player won’t support Triple Layer, farthermore Mircosoft wanted DVD/ HD DVD DISC, that only worked in the xbox HD DVD Drive. Dropping the profits off the map, and losing 3 major film productions. HD DVD will survive only for its quick download times for future online gaming purchases ( microsoft’s last attempt to prove they can keep up with PS3 technology) One problem everyone must have internet to get these ADD Ons that game couldn’t fix on the DL DVD.
PS3 has a huge advance, first placing all games on a Blue Ray disc. People complain about the cost of games, but only PS3 users get what they paid for since most of the profit is costing producers more to place these games on Blue Ray. Mircosoft gaming is easier, but higher profit. Producers are starting to worry about space, meaning these gaming producers will have to try new tricks to render light and background images.
Second, PS3 has enabled their user to swap Hard Drives, a standard 2.5 sata that you can pick up at BestBuy. Pick up a 40 Gb PS3, spend $139 for a Western Digital 250 GB HDD. xbox may want to rethink this option.
Third, PS3 is the works of a flawless Operating System. This only means PS3 becomes a MultiMedia Center that can mount BlueRay Media. Ouch!!! Keep an Eye out for YDL 6.0 that include over 2000 new packages of fixes for the PS3. Wireless Wifi with WPA 1&2 Support/ WEP and Open. Wireless Controllers and Bluetooth enabled. Gain of stability and fixes for sound with java applets. Did i meantion Bluetooth is a great future technology for wireless. 7 different profiles can be connected to one tranmit source. This means four wireless controller, 1 bluetooth headset, 1 keyboard w/ mouse, and 1 remote. damnn!!
F… all this! Let’s just all accept that PS3 is the king of the living room. HD DVD just lost the battle of the format and they are on there way to meet BETA. X360 defected to using Blu-Ray tech and they will replace their HD suckasss drives in the next 360 versions. If 360 keeps competeing, 360 will be inSTINKed!!!
shitBOX3shitty should PLAY B3YOND!!!
dude u f…k all this /just admit hat that the Xbox 360 is better. It has better games,more games and it’s doing pretty good in sales. the first couple of months ps3 came out most of them where all defected. they where slow and overheated fast. the only reason u probably like it is that the price drop ooooo wow big deal
the ps3 has already beaten xboxs sales by 50,000 consoles not including the defected ones
you wtnt to talk about defected look at your 360 its so fragile im scared to take it out of the house.yeah i guess the 360′s failure ratings aredo blow the ps3 out of the water.im mean who doesnt sending there 360 back every time the eye gets a scratch on the laser or the little chip inside the usb port breaks and suddenly your 360 gets three rings of death or four.but lets not forget the two to three week wait for the system back.
you got your facts wrong, the PS3 has more games alltoghether
. Halo might seem like a big exclusive, but learn gaming buddy.
You are wrong. It has only outsold xbox 2 months since it came out.
X360 40,495,411
PS3 36,850,492
You sir, are stupid.
Courtesy of: http://vgchartz.com/
I am seeing the same reasons why ps3 is better. When people say why the 360 is better have new reasons
i have got both the consoles and trust me guys bying a game for even one couses huge dent on my pocket. however i feel xbox360 is still better than ps3.
Take into account the games on Xbox Arcade and Avatar games before you spew your nonsense.
Finally someone with common sense, they only have around 3 exclusives even worth a damn, and their best game Mass Effect 2 is on PS3 now and Has been improved in every way, and whats this shit about servers being bad, they are fast as hell, and i have NEVER had a problem with them, or the ps3 in that case as to my 2 xbox 360s that both got rrod. I guarentee most of these pussy 360 fans are gonna be shittin bricks when they realize what the PS3 is gonna get next year, and what they won’t get for exclusive, SO SUCK MY DICK!
XBOX 360 is way better
1) Better graphics (better processer)
2) Better controller (dont have to try shoving your thumbs backwards to reach the joy sticks like on ps3, uncomfortbale)
3) Better online game play (much less lagging and server drops)
4) No one uses blue ray so you dont need it (thats why when you go into stores there is loads more dvd’s than bluerays)
5) I have had two 360′s and I have never had problems
You want to talk about exclusives? Are you kidding me? The ONLY good exclusive for ps3 is Uncharted, all good games coming out now are all on Xbox, Ps3, and usually PC too, exclusives are just losing their appeal becaus developers want more money which is hard to do on a single platform. And I can’t remember the last time that a big-title game held DLC (temporarily) exclusive to Ps3, speaking of which do you guys have the First Strike map pack yet? The only things that I would ever give to the playstation is A) free online, and B) Your add guy is hilarious, my favorite commercial has to be the Gran Turismo one (even though I hate the game itself). I’ve had a Ps3 before and it’s just not as fun… idk if it’s the different community online, the controller, or the online experience in general (parties, avoid/prefer players, the ability to report haxors, etc…), I just have much more fun playing 360.
Better online on xbox easier online on xbox
PS3 does have the best commercials ever. No one can argue that. The HALO live action trailers are fairly epic though… something to think about.
In no way does blu-ray make the PS3 a better gaming plattform, besides being able to store more textures, etc on one disk, or larger more detaled textures.
How ever, few games will actualle make use of this. First off, larger more detaled textures is no good as the PS3 wont be able to render them fast enough, and werry few games will actually be large enough, and contain enough variation, to make use of more space than available on an DVD. This is about production cost. In these cases, having to cange disk once and a while is no problem.
On the other side, the 12x DVD on the 360 reads data from the DVD disk faster then the PS3 manages to do from an blu-ray disk. And this is for me more important when it comes to gaming.